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ERIE 
Erie like Empire is a recent introduction of 
the New York State Experiment Station. Its 
parentage is Sparkle and Premier, certainly an excel- 
lent start for any new kind. Erie makes strong, vigor- 
ous plants and plenty of them for a heavy fruiting row. 
Berries are large, maintaining their size well through- 
out the season. Fruit color is medium red, bright and 
attractive, with a skin somewhat tougher than Pre- 
mier. In quality Erie about equals Premier but ripens 
about eight days later, or about with Sparkle. 
Dr. George L. Slate, the originator, says Erie is 
suggested for trial for market purposes because of its 
heavy crop, attractive appearance and large size of the 
berries whichiswell maintained throughoutthe season. 
Ripening season medium to late. Price List page 31. 
AMRROSIA ^ ^^'^^ berry. 
TlDlvwWir^ Easy to grow and get a good 
fruiting row. Plants quite productive, berries resem- 
ble Big Joe, very pretty. Quality is good but not as 
good as Redstar. Berries average large in size, bright 
and firm. Where a very late berry is desired and for 
some reason Redstar doesn't do well, Ambrosia is 
the best to grow. Price List page 31. 
REDSTAR 
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The outstanding trait of Redstar is extreme lateness of its season. This factor of lateness is most valuable. 
1. It blooms so late there is never any frost injury. 
2. The late bearing enables growers to extend the season well beyond the normal 
berry time. 
3. Very late berries almost always command a premium in any section. 
4. Longer season enables given amount of help to handle a much larger volume of 
fruit. 
Redstar has two weaknesses. Although the individual plants are very large 
and robust, Redstar often fails to make a sufficient number of plants for a good 
fruiting row. The tendency to fasciation is another 
shortcoming of Redstar. Careful rogueing has 
decreased this factor in recent years. 
Redstar plants are very productive, berries 
average quite large in size, light attractive in 
color, and they darken very little on holding. 
Redstar berries are excellent in quality and firm 
enough for shipment. 
Because of its extreme lateness Redstar should 
be grown where ample moisture is available at 
fruiting time, either from naturally moist soil or 
from irrigation. 
We recommend Redstar as a high quality 
berry for the home garden to enable the whole 
family to enjoy fresh strawberries long after the 
regular season is over. The supply of 
Redstar plants is rather limited so we 
recommend early placing of orders to 
be sure of getting this variety. Price ^' 
List page 31. 
(lemoAhi gJmhU R^eddia^: 
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, July 3, 
1951. "I would like to order 200 
plants of your Redstar. I think 
they are one of the best berries I 
have ever seen. I have a row of 
100 feet long that I bought from 
you one year ago. They sure have berries 
and plenty of them." 
Mrs. C. Van Gorder. 
Bath County, Va., March 13, 1951. 
"We raised 632 quarts of Redstar berries 
from 250 plants which we bought from 
you in 1949." w. J. Lawry. 
